Harrison Ford Dishes on How He Had to Whip His Cowboys & Aliens Character Into Shape

Cowboys & Aliens star talks about how his past roles present a challenge even today

By EOL Staff Jul 24, 2011 3:20 AMTags

What's one way to score your western flick some serious street cred? Get film legend Harrison Ford to play a badass, tough-as-nails cowboy in it.

But there are a couple of considerations that have to be taken into account when it comes to costuming. After all, there are a few looks that are just as iconic as Harrison himself...

For example, a look that involved a whip.

"He was written as a guy who carried a whip," Ford told our own Ben Lyons and Catt Saddler about his Cowboys & Aliens tough guy. "That was quickly forgotten. There was no discussion about it. It was just obvious."

Another potential menswear problem? The hat. No good cowboy can be without one, but ultimately, Ford found one that set his role apart from say, a famous fedora-wearing character from his past. "I had to wear the hat," he joked. "They had to listen to what I had to say."

Check out the video for more from this film legend on the Comic-Con experience to why he was a little hesitant to join Cowboys & Aliens when he first heard about it.